Chris Martin: Lady Gaga is a better songwriter than me

Coldplay frontman
Chris Martin has spoken of his admiration for
Lady Gaga – saying that she is a much better songwriter than him.

Gaga fan: Coldplay’s Chris Martin has said he is a massive admirer of Lady Gaga – and even said she was a superior songwriter to him (Picture: Getty Images)

Chris – who performed along with the rest of Coldplay on last night’s X Factor final at Wembley Arena – said that he was very impressed by the chart-topping singer after meeting her backstage at last month’s Children In Need Rocks concert in Manchester.

‘She’s very sweet,’ he told The Sun just before taking to the X Factor stage.’I think what undercuts it all, is that she’s talented and she writes everything.

‘I just admire all of the hats and the dresses and the madness and everything because I know that underneath it all she can beat me at writing choruses.’

The band – who recently released their fifth album Mylo Xyloto – played a charity gig at the O2 on Saturday night, which saw them joined on stage by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon .

The singer met Lady Gaga after they both performed at the Children In Need Rocks concert in Manchester (Picture: Interscope)

However actor Simon Pegg, who has been a regular guest at Coldplay concerts, did not turn up.

‘Simon was invited by he was on a plane with Tom Cruise doing Mission Impossible 4 so he said no,’ Chris explained. ‘He said, ‘I’m better than that now’.’

Coldplay are also set to team up with Rihanna at the forthcoming Brit Awards in February, to perform their recent duet Princess Of China.